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Electoral Act 2017
217Improperly signing or witnessing electoral papers
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#### 217 Improperly signing or witnessing electoral papers
217 Improperly signing or witnessing electoral papers
> A person must not do any of the following—
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> > (a) sign as witness a blank electoral paper,
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> > (b) sign as witness an electoral paper that has been wholly or partly filled up unless it has been signed by the signatory,
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> > (c) sign as witness an electoral paper unless the person has seen the signatory sign it,
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> > (d) write a name that is not his or her own name on an electoral paper as his or her own name,
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> > (e) sign an electoral paper with a signature that purports to be that of another person.
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> Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.